Which Member of the Book Squad Are You?
So today is the 20th anniversary of HBO's Sex and the City. I really considered writing about that today, trust me, because I love that show with all of my heart and will unabashedly defend it (especially Miranda) til my dying day (just the show though, not the movie).
But instead, I got to thinking about my own awesome foursome: The Book Squad. So instead of finding out if you're a Miranda, Carrie, Samantha, or Charlotte for the 5,000th time (I'm a confirmed Miranda, btw), it's time to discover if you're a Susan, Kelli, Emily, or Mary. Fingers crossed you get the result you want! Spoiler: they're all awesome.
Read moreAll the Hot Button Issues You Can Squeeze Into One Soulless TV Show
The first season of 13 Reasons Why made me uncomfortable. It was not an easy show to watch, but it was well-made, and the actors did a really good job with the material. My feelings about the subject matter and the story were mixed, and are even more so now since the allegations about author Jay Asher. He denies them and says he was wrongfully accused, but like… ugh. Let’s not go there.
Based on what I’ve been reading about this season online, a lot of people agreed with me that this show had no reason to be renewed for a second season. Regardless of how you felt about the story told in season 1, the whole story was told. The narrator Hannah Baker constructed a tight narrative through cassette tapes that concluded with a gratuitous and triggering suicide scene. I really don’t know what else there is to say.
But of course Netflix saw that there was more money to be made on this concept and more wounds to be salted.
Read moreOthersode #15: Solo: A Donald Glover Story
Othersode #15: Solo: A Donald Glover Story
The Squad returns to a galaxy far, far away to discuss Solo: A Star Wars Story in this othersode. We get into the film's production woes, the reasons behind exploring this particular character, action versus world-building, the fate of the female characters, the dumb spelling of Qi'ra, how this stacks up to recent franchise installments, and THAT CAMEO. You know which one. Plus, catch up on what's on the #BookSquadBlog and read along for our next fullpisode by picking up I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe. Send your thoughts on Solo to thesquad@booksquad.com!
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Read moreMoxie: A Book for Actual Teens
The May YA in Paradise chat is here! This month, we talk about Moxie, a novel by Jennifer Mathieu. Come join us!
Read moreThe Bachelorette: No, We're Not Saying Becca's Stupid Catchphrase
Welcome welcome to another season of The Bachelorette, and another blog post where the Book Squad judges all of the contestants based on minimal information and cheesy photographs. We’re fairly underwhelmed with the batch of men Becca has to choose from, and we’re already missing the wonderful men of Rachel’s season (where is our boo Diggy? We love you). But nevertheless, we’re here to… do the damn thing. There. We said it. Never again.
Read moreNailed It!: The Anti-Baking Baking Show
The Great British Baking Show is universally adored, and for good reason. Even the worst bakers of the bunch are still downright amazing. Everything the contestants create is not only complex, but visually stunning. It’s fun to watch it all come together. But we all know that about 90% of the population could never make even the simplest Mary Berry recipes the way these bakers do. Enter Nailed It!: The baking show for…the rest of us.
Read moreMary Loves Robots: A List
Did you know Mary loves robots? To celebrate the upcoming release of Quantic Dream’s Detroit: Become Human, Mary lists some of her favorite robot movies.
Read moreBSG #15: Call Emily's Dad / Station Eleven
BSG #15: Call Emily's Dad / Station Eleven
If the world as we know it ended today, how would you survive? What would you miss? Who would you be? The squad explores these questions and more in our discussion of Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 novel Station Eleven. Join us and our special guest Todd (a man) as we wax philosophical, argue about which character is the best, and gush through every last detail of this book, which—spoiler alert—we liked a lot. At the end of the episode, check in with the BSG blog and hear about Susan's bookstore of the month: E. Shaver, Bookseller in Savannah, GA. Plus, listeners tell us why they identify as feminists, and we announce the winner of our MOXIE giveaway! It's all right here waiting for you, so you'd better hurry and listen before your device runs out of battery and is donated to the Museum of Civilization.
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Read moreRiverdale FINALE Recap! S2E22: Brave New World
This is it, everyone.
We’ve finally reached the season two finale of Riverdale. Like the Serpents traveling as refugees from the Whyte Wyrm to the North, we have finally escaped. We are on the other side. We are free.
Mary and Kelli are back one last time to bring you this, their 22nd recap. Oh, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in’t! (said no one on Riverdale, ever.)
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